THE ARTHUR FOUNDATION

Registered charity 286519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation does not seek donations from outside sources. Its income is derived solely from sources associated with the Trustees, mainly J.S. Arthur, one of the original Trustees. Various amounts are donated to other charities, but recently the predominant donations have been to the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to research a specific form of Breast Cancer and Maggies

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Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £20,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £125,361 and expenditure of £105,000. Per the independent examiner's report, there are material concerns regarding the maintenance of accounting records and their accord with the accounts. The net assets held at the end of the period were £38,384.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations received (80% of income)

“Donations received 100,000 Gift aid 25,000 125,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Audit opinion: qualified

“accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Accounting records not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or accounts do not accord with accounting records.

“accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

John Stewart ARTHURchair
Sarah Margaret Helen Arthur

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£125k	£105k
31/03/2024	£388	£0
31/03/2023	£163	£163k
31/03/2022	£86	£250k
31/03/2021	£902	£51k

Common questions

Is THE ARTHUR FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £20,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £125,361 and expenditure of £105,000. Per the independent examiner's report, there are material concerns regarding the maintenance of accounting records and their accord with the accounts. The net assets held at the end of the period were £38,384. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£175k
RAMBLERS HOLIDAYS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
THE KATE & JUSTIN ROSE FOUNDATION (UK)	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ARTHUR CAMP FOUNDATION TRUST.

THE ARTHUR CAMP FOUNDATION TRUST income £302k
THE AGS FOUNDATION income £120k
THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION income £535k
THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATION income £223k
The Ross Foundation income £2.1m
DAVID YARROW FOUNDATION income £972k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ARTHUR FOUNDATION	£125k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE ARTHUR CAMP FOUNDATION TRUST FY2024	£302k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE AGS FOUNDATION FY2023	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION FY2024	£535k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATION FY2025	£223k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Ross Foundation FY2025	£2.1m	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.